20 Best Christmas Gift Ideas for Boys (Under $30!)

Looking for the best gift ideas for boys this holiday season? We have you covered with this Little Boys Gift Guide — and they’re all under $30 to help you stick to your gift budget! These are the favorites in our household and I hope you love them as much as we do!

This Holiday Gift Guide was thoughtfully put together by Gretchen on the MoneySavingMom team — a mom to three little boys ages 13, 8, and 7. As a boy mom, her life is full of adventure, dirt, and snacks! She is married to her high school sweetheart and enjoys finding good deals, decorating, coffee, and good books.

Christmas Ideas for Boys

Have a little boy on your list this year and feel stumped on what to get them? Here are some great ideas to get you started based on their age. There are a wide variety of items listed here, so you’ll be sure to find something they like!

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Best Christmas Gifts for a 7 and 8 Year Old Boy

1. Nerf N Strike Elite Strongarm Toy Blaster

My sons love playing with Nerf blasters with their friends and my husband! This one is a great gift for Nerf newbies.

2. Hasbro Guess Who Classic Game

This game is a favorite at our house! It’s super easy and a lot of fun!

3. Radio Control Quadcopter

Someone gifted my son with this and it is the coolest little toy! This Quadcopter can fly forward, backward, up, down, hover, and even do complete flips in the air.

4. Kid’s Walkie Talkies

You can’t go wrong with walkie talkies, especially if you have more than one boy. I can’t tell you how much fun my kids have with these!

5. Foam Bow & Arrow Archery Set

This bow & arrow set is made from durable lightweight, foam tip arrows allowing the arrows to shoot over 100 feet!

Best Christmas Gifts for a 4 to 6 Year Old Boy

6. Ideal My First Magic Set

This set is a great introduction to magic tricks and includes items to perform 25 different magic tricks. My son has enjoyed performing his magic tricks for all sorts of friends and family using this kit.

7. Ontel Magic Tracks Xtreme – Race Car & 10′ of Flexible, Bendable Glow in The Dark Racetrack

This racetrack probably ranks as one of my boys’ favorite gifts they’ve ever received! This track bends and flexes as well as glows in the dark, making it super fun and exciting.

8. Superhero Costume Capes and Masks

Boys like to dress up too — just as long as it’s anything superhero related! These capes and masks are soft and adjustable.

9. Melissa & Doug Wooden Building Blocks Set

These blocks are made from solid wood and they’re perfect for building towers and knocking them over again and again. My boys have even used them to construct roads and towns for their toy cars and mini-figures.

10. LEGO Classic Creative Suitcase Building Kit

As boys get a little older and transition from Duplos to real LEGOs, this is a great first LEGO kit to start them with. I love that it comes with a carrying case to keep them all in one spot.

11. Just Play PJ Masks Collectible Figure Set

If you have a PJ Masks fan, these PJ Masks Figures will be a hit! This set includes Cat boy, Owlette, Gekko, Luna girl, and Romeo.

Best Gifts for 2 and 3 Year Old Boy

12. Play-Doh Modeling Compound 10-Pack Case of Colors

You can’t go wrong with Play-Doh! Boys love to squish, shape, and mold this stuff into all sorts of interesting creations.

13. First Builders Big Building Bag

Mega Bloks were my boys’ first introduction to LEGOs and they still love them! These are perfect for early development skills as well.

14. Wooden Train Tracks Full Set Bundle

Oh my goodness! I can’t tell you how much little boys love trains and train tracks! We’ve had our set for over 8 years and all three of my boys have spent hours playing with it. This set connects with multiple brands including the Thomas Railway System, Brio, Melissa and Doug, Kidkraft, and more!

15. Safari Animals Figures

I didn’t know boys could have so much fun with animal figures until they got one free in a fast food kids meal. We are continually adding to our collection and now have animal figures all over our house. They sleep with them, play with them in the bath, and always take them on car trips. This set is BPA-free and uses no-toxic paint.

Boys Christmas Gifts Ideas: Stocking Stuffers

16. Flying Rubber Chicken Slingshot (16 pack)

These are the silliest little toys but kids absolutely love them! I buy them for every birthday party and throughout the year as surprises. These things provide so much laughter and fun and would be such great stocking stuffers.

17. Mr. Bubble Magic Bath Crackles

Make bath time fun with these magic bath crackles! My boys thought these were the best thing ever!

18. Sunny Days Entertainment 6 Pack Bubble Solution

My kids are always up for playing with bubbles! These are an easy stocking stuffer idea that won’t disappoint.

19. Hog Wild Holiday Snowman Popper

This toy has been awarded the “Best Toy” award by Parents Magazine and I would agree! Not only did it provide lots of entertainment and laughter for my boys, it’s also quiet and small — two things that are on my checklist for best toys.

20. Whoopee Cushion

If you have boys, I can assure you this will be a hit. I found these at my Dollar Tree and put them in their stockings last year. The only problem was that I heard this all day long on Christmas. But hey — they loved them!

More Gifts for Boys (Over $30)

Have a little extra wiggle room in your Christmas budget and willing to spend a bit more? Try one of these bonus recommendations:

21. Fisher-Price Nickelodeon Blaze & the Monster Machines

My boys are obsessed with Blaze & the Monster Machines, and these little cars have provided hours of entertainment for them. We’ve had them for several years and they are extremely durable and good quality.

22. Little Tikes Easy Score Basketball Set

This basketball set is has been a big hit with all of my boys (including my husband at times!). It’s small enough to use inside and has been a lifesaver on some of the long winter days to help burn off energy.

23. Little Tikes First Slide

We got this slide when my boys were toddlers and it has provided hours upon hours of fun. Not only do my kids slide down it, but they race their cars, trucks and basketball down it as well.